She was the terror of Canterlot High School, the one whose mere presence alone kept the student body in line to her whims thanks to all of her blackmail material. She didn’t need anyone, after all she had successfully remade herself in this world all on her own. Well, mostly on her own. Sure she was young when she crossed through the portal, but her mind was sharp as ever. It took her no longer than twenty four hours to get used to her new body. It took her a week to learn the most important ins and outs of this world. Three weeks since becoming human to locate someone who could get her forged documents that would hold up in most courts. And one month since arrival to fence a small portion of her gems and bits to make her a millionaire over night. She was set for life, not needing anyone or wanting anyone in her life.
And yet, despite her vehement denials she had a few friends in her apartment building as well as some of the upper class society of Canterlot. She also had connections in the underworld to; the man who had made sure she received her paperwork was the head of the local mafia type syndicate who viewed Sunset as a daughter. While he didn’t want her near him for long for fear of her getting hurt, he held a soft spot for her, and she him. She had a feeling he was the reason she had less trouble with things than she really should have.
“So why the hell am I doing this?” Sunset asked herself as she stood at the mouth of an alley as the sun was lowering in the sky behind her. Somewhere in the back of her mind she couldn’t help smirk at the irony seeing as she was standing in what was basically her namesake.
Her prey was farther down the dead end alley with no hope of escape from her, not that she really planned to actually do any harm. She was just curious as to why the girl she passed going into the store had a large bruise on her wrist peaking out from under the sweater as well as the nasty looking black eye. Normally Sunset wouldn’t really care about anyone from Canterlot High, in her opinion they were just a reminder of her past.
It wasn’t healthy holding a grudge against so many people because of one person who reminded her of the one who hurt her the most. She knew that, her therapist knew that, and her actual friends knew that. Yet it was something she couldn’t help doing, putting those that the bitch cared about down and stomping them for good measure. If she couldn’t have what was rightfully hers in her home world, she would take it by force in this one. And asserting her dominance over the peons was actually very therapeutic.
“Whose there?” A quiet, frightened voice whimpered from her hiding spot behind a dumpster. Usually the voice just annoyed Sunset seeing that the meek girl had been her main target over the last week. It was best to make an example after all, and why not use the easiest target to show her dominance and remind those who whispered of rebelling against her that she was not one to be taken lightly.
“Hello Buttershy.” Sunset smirked as she sashayed down the alley, taking her time letting the tension build with every click-clack of new high heeled boots striking the pavement. Sure she knew the girl’s name wasn’t Buttershy, but she wasn’t one to show weakness to her subjects. After all, she was the empress of the school. Who needed to be princess after all when you could be an empress?
“Please don’t hurt me!” Fluttershy squeaked out, shrinking in on herself as she huddled under the dumpster’s flap that provided plenty of shade.
“Now why would I promise that, hmm?” Sunset asked as she arrived to stand over the cowering girl, but something made Sunset frown. She had every student believing that she would do anything, but she would never actually hit someone. Knock things from their hands…well, maybe; but she would never physically hurt someone. She wasn’t a monster.
Are you sure about that? A small part of herself wondered.
“I-I’ll do anything!” Fluttershy cried causing Sunset to frown even more. She did not like the way the girl said that. Not at all. Kneeling down Sunset gently cupped Fluttershy’s chin between thumb and forefinger and forced the girl to look right into Sunset’s eyes.
“Who did this?” Sunset demanded as her eyes narrowed angrily.
“It doesn’t matter.” Fluttershy sniffed as she tried to pull away, only for Sunset to make the girl stay put.
“What. Happened?” Sunset demanded in her no nonsense voice making Fluttershy’s eyes widen in fear as she began trembling.
“My dad came home drunk again, I’d rather sleep here than go home to him like this.” Fluttershy whimpered as tears began gathering in her eyes.
“He did this to you?” Sunset nearly snarled, as realization began to sink in. The way Fluttershy was always scared of even her own shadow made perfect sense when Sunset connected that with the nasty looking bruising and black eye.
And you didn’t help any bullying the poor girl! Her conscious pointed out harshly.
“Whenever he’s drunk.” Fluttershy whimpered, “Almost every night.”
“Get up.” Sunset said as she rose to her feet.
“What?” Fluttershy asked, looking up in fear of what Sunset had planned for her.
“I’m not about to let you spend the night behind a dumpster, and I’m sure as hell not letting you go back to that.” Sunset declared earning a look of disbelief from the girl while she herself was wondering why the hell she even cared.
Then again she knew perfectly well, she couldn’t stand seeing someone abused by a parent. She herself was in the situation she was in because of emotional abuse from her own mother. No way in hell was she going to let another suffer through it.
“Why do you care?” Fluttershy sobbed out angrily, but Sunset shook her head.
“Because I know what it feels like.” Sunset said almost too low to hear, but Fluttershy did. Staring in surprise, Fluttershy finally took the offered hand and help to her feet. “I live alone now, but I’m willing to let you stay for tonight. Tomorrow we will talk more permanent solutions.”
“Thank you.” Fluttershy said softly.
“Don’t thank me, I don’t deserve it.” Sunset said bitterly knowing that Fluttershy would have several other choices if not for the fight the group of friends had. A fight Sunset knew very well was based on manipulations she herself had created.
Sunset briskly walked to the end of the alley, guiding Fluttershy by hand since she never let go. The girl did protest a little at first having to hurry to keep pace when she wasn’t prepared for the hurried pace. Thankfully she didn’t say anything when seeing one of Sunset’s pride and joys sitting where she left it parked. A red Lamborghini Aventador which did cost a lot of money, but she never regretted falling in love with the car at first sight.
“This is really yours?” Fluttershy squeaked out as they both settled in their seats, Sunset slipping on her seatbelt and groaning at the question.
“Yes, it’s really mine, now buckle up.” Sunset replied with an accompanied eye roll before revving the engine up. Thankfully Fluttershy quieted down as Sunset put the car in gear and pulled out. She couldn’t help grinning to herself as the unprepared motion pushed Fluttershy back in her seat as she fumbled with putting on the seatbelt. She couldn’t help feeling a little satisfaction that Fluttershy was having trouble with the seatbelt because of her sizeable bust, which Sunset refused to admit even to herself that she may be slightly jealous, until she saw the girl wince.
“Are you okay, should I take you to a hospital first?” Sunset asked feeling a little guilty from her attitude just seconds before. This was going to be a long night at this rate.
“I’m fine, I’ve had worse than this. I just need to stay away for a few days.” Fluttershy sighed as she turned to watch listlessly out the window actually getting Sunset to worry a little bit. There really wasn’t much she could say or do other than give the girl a roof over her head and keep her safe for the night until she figured out what to do in the morning. Maybe a quick call to her father to have him ‘speak’ with Fluttershy’s.
“You shouldn’t have anything like that from your own parents. It’s wrong and disgusting!” Sunset snapped out gripping the wheel tighter as she pulled into the parking garage of the most expensive apartment building in town. One that she technically owned, though she allowed the old staff to run it as long as they did their jobs. Of course she had her own entire floor dedicated to herself. Not that the entire floor was apartments, the old owner had an actual car lift to the top floor which required a special remote to operate. Only a quarter of the floor was her penthouse, another quarter was delegated to a pool with the other half having a yard with a small garden that didn’t have anything planted and picnic area with a grill.
There was a small area where her car lift stopped between her yard and the side entrance to the penthouse with a normal elevator not far from it that required a special key to use that led to the lobby. The entrance near the car was a normal door that led into a small room with a bench on one side and a coat rack on the other to hang her jacket and kick her boots off. Then there was a large common room with a small kitchen, everything being the best she could get while maintaining a sleek modern look. There were two pretty good sized bedrooms with a bathroom between, one of the bedrooms serving as a library slash study room slash office.
The furniture itself was black leather with the largest 4K entertainment system Sunset could get with shelving to either side filled with rows and rows of movies and games for the several consoles hidden in the entertainment system despite the fact that she didn’t play them often preferring watching a good movie or reading a good book. The only thing she was lacking really was a dinner table since she usually ate at the coffee table watching television or at her desk as she studied or used the computer.
There was even a sliding glass door that led out to the patio and pool from the common room which gave a nice view of the yard. Sadly that was the only gripe Sunset really had about the living space. There were walls on all four sides that were probably there for safety with small grates at the bottom to let water out, but it blocked the view unless you were seven feet tall. Thankfully there was a balcony with stairs leading up where a couple lounge chairs and tables sat where Sunset would sometimes sunbather or look out over the city being high enough to see over the walls.
“If your family can afford this then why do you go to CHS?” Fluttershy asked in awe as she followed Sunset inside the penthouse with unmistakable awe in her gaze and a hint of jealousy in her voice. Apparently she had already forgotten that Sunset lived on her own, but for once it didn’t anger the girl that something apparently went in one ear and right out the other.
She knew despite what some students said about Fluttershy behind her back, the girl was not a vapid airheaded bimbo. Sure the girl was hot, there was no denying that, but just because someone was good looking it didn’t make them mean or stupid. The only reason Fluttershy was doing so poorly in school was because she kept missing tests which Sunset was beginning to realize was likely due to her home life.
“As I stated earlier, I live alone, and my parents don’t pay for this. I do.” Sunset explained kicking her boots off and rubbing her feet as she sat on the bench. “Boots off, I don’t want crap on my carpet.”
“Sorry.” Fluttershy squeaked out.
“Don’t be, just boots off before going any farther. If you plan to go off the patio or pool area, feel free to grab a pair of the sandals outside the door. Don’t you dare track dirt in though.” Sunset explained, “And if you swim, make sure you take a towel with you and dry off before coming back in.”
“I will.” Fluttershy said, unsure why Sunset was telling her all of this. In all likelihood, she would only be spending the night before being kicked out though it was better than sleeping on the street. She wouldn’t sleep from being too scared if she was on the street and while she was nervous about Sunset’s intentions, it couldn’t be any worse than home or what could happen out there.
“Good, make yourself at home and I’ll order in. I don’t feel like cooking tonight.” Sunset said as she wondered who was at the lobby tonight. They would have to accept the food and let Sunset know it was ready when it arrived. For her part, Sunset wasn’t too sure why she cared about helping this girl so much. She knew the girl’s pony counterpart was one of Princess Celestia’s element bearers which were why Sunset had such a thing for making this particular group suffer so much through her manipulations and bullying.
“Can we have pizza.” Fluttershy asked, hope yet fear filling her voice.
“Yes, we can have pizza.” Sunset said with a roll of her eyes though a smile took over when she noticed the eager expression on Fluttershy’s face.